Evolution in health and disease: Work in progress

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 417-432

  Stearns, S C ^a   Ebert, D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; NERVE REGENERATION; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; RESEARCH; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; EVOLUTION; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; NERVE REGENERATION; RESEARCH; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; DARWINIA;

EID: 0035214073     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/420539     Document Type: Review

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